MNS chief Raj Thackeray, speaking at a rally in Amravati, pledged to remove loudspeakers from mosques across Maharashtra if his party is voted to power in the upcoming elections. He also criticized Muslim leaders for allegedly using mosques to influence votes and attacked Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray over their political moves. Thackeray stated that MNS will contest the polls independently.